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Prognosis for cancers
When diagnosed with cancer, doctors may provide a patient with a prognosis, an estimate or how the cancer will progress and how well it will respond to treatment. Prognoses account for many factors, including demographic variables like the patient's age and comorbidities, and clinical characteristics of the cancer, like the type, stage, grade, and expression of known treatment targets. Prognoses are based on prior biomedical research and outcome data.
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JUL 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2017Cancer
Coffee is once again in the spotlight as associated with a cancer. And this time, the study results seem to favor the cu ...JUN 03, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists from Oregon State University are testing the waters for people with “life-limiting” illnes ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2017Cancer
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A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody ...MAR 11, 2017Cancer
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Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2017Immunology
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Cancer cells have a tendency of hijacking human immune cells in an effort to avoid destruction by the immune system, but ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2016Cancer
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For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Cancer
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Many cancer patients with leukemia will undergo stem cell transplants as part of their treatment plan. The problem is th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Stuff in our world is made up of matter, composed of atoms, which means that everything is basically a chemical. But som ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2016Immunology
There’s no cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and the disease gets irreversibly worse as it progresses. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2016Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2016Cardiology
Image Credit: Anssi Koskinen/Flickr There’s currently no treatment for cardiac fibrosis, a leading cause of heart ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 21, 2016Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, and specifically research, the greatest need is arguably in the area of brain tumors. One ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2017
Cancer
Coffee is once again in the spotlight as associated with a cancer. And this time, the study results seem to favor the cu
...
JUN 03, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists from Oregon State University are testing the waters for people with “life-limiting” illnes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2017
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a ruthless killer - about three-quarters of patients don’t make it past the one-year mark fro
...
APR 01, 2017
Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody
...
MAR 11, 2017
Cancer
New work by scientists at Rockefeller University in New York could help young patients suffering from leukemia. They eng
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool has been created that can effectively identify substances in the blood or urine that cause cancer. A team of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2017
Immunology
A vaccine for cancer is on the horizon, although it works in a way different to what most people might consider a conven
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2017
Immunology
Cancer cells have a tendency of hijacking human immune cells in an effort to avoid destruction by the immune system, but
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2016
Cancer
A new study of glioblastoma implicates a gene that helps the brain cancer to survive and proliferate, even in the face o
...
DEC 02, 2016
Immunology
People suffering from head and neck cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but a typical pr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
OCT 26, 2016
Cardiology
You wouldn’t know that a now-healthy three-year-old had prenatal heart surgery after just two months in his mother
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 19, 2016
Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien
...
OCT 17, 2016
Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 15, 2016
Videos
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It's aggressive and spreads quickly. It's also pretty s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Many cancer patients with leukemia will undergo stem cell transplants as part of their treatment plan. The problem is th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stuff in our world is made up of matter, composed of atoms, which means that everything is basically a chemical. But som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2016
Immunology
There’s no cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and the disease gets irreversibly worse as it progresses.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2016
Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2016
Cardiology
Image Credit: Anssi Koskinen/Flickr There’s currently no treatment for cardiac fibrosis, a leading cause of heart
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 21, 2016
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, and specifically research, the greatest need is arguably in the area of brain tumors. One
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim